down for a little under 24 hours and it s beautiful, but certain to cause a lot of headaches. that s the case for sure. if you re waking up in the northeast today, plan on staying close to home. a nor easter is moving up the east coast through early tomorrow with more than 110 million americans in its path. with 20 to 30 mile per hour wind gusts, near blizzard conditions are possible with downed power lines and limited visibility on roads also a concern. some areas in and around new york city possible two feet of snow. they ve been canceled in and out of the northeast especially in that new york area. the port authority which runs the regions airports, tunnels, bus terminals gearing up with more than 500 pieces of snow gimt. the storm system leaving its mark. in the suburbs of richmond, virginia, fire truck spinning out and overturning on icy roads. before it crossed the country, the same system watched out california s highway 1 near big sur looefg a huge gap. new york
hello and welcome. from today, sunday, france has closed its borders to all non eu countries except for essential travel. the country s decided not to opt for another lockdown, while germany s reportedly threatened legal action against vaccine manfuacturers who don t meet their paul hawkins reports. the french are relieved. night time curfews will be more strictly enforced, large shopping centres were closed but the government has once again resisted a nationwide lockdown. translation: the government lockdown. translation: tue government wants lockdown. translation: tte government wants to lockdown. translation: ttj: government wants to keep the economy going. i think that if they were to close schools again, it would be a catastrophe. i m a single mother with a child that i work every day in the office. if they close schools again, that would be a catastrophe. tt’s would be a catastrophe. it s pleasant would be a catastrophe. it s pleasant not would be a catastrophe.
here s susan powell. increasingly cold in the days ahead, and along with the cold, we will also see a greater risk of some disruptive snow, particularly come the weekend. here we are at the moment, with the coldest air sitting across scotland. but look what happens in the days ahead. there is a little bit of a battle there on friday with a milder air from the continent. saturday and sunday, though, that colder siberian air sinks all the way across the uk. this evening and overnight, snow largely confined to scotland, to the hills and mountains, some at lower levels but more a mixture of rain or sleet here. some snow working further south into the pennines, quite wet across northern england and for northern ireland. a widespread frost for scotland and northern ireland, but notably milder to the south of the uk. through thursday, more snow across scotland. it tends to retreat from the pennines, which looks quite wet across northern england, a further risk of flooding here, more
the white house confirms president biden had a cancerous skin lesion removed from his chest during a routine health screening. with the oscars a week away we hear from some of those involved in the nominated british film living. idid not i did not feel daunted or oppressed by the originalfilm i did not feel daunted or oppressed by the original film or by the situation, ijust felt by the original film or by the situation, i just felt that i by the original film or by the situation, ijust felt that i was very fortunate. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in ukraine where a senior official in the besieged city of bakhmut has said that there is fighting on the streets, but that russia hasn t taken control. the city in the eastern donetsk region has been almost destroyed during more than seven months of shelling. despite having little strategic value, its capture would mark moscow s first notable victory in half a year. meanwhile the authorities have ordered some resi